Hair-dressing tool



v March 11, 1941'.

H. C. SCHLICKER HAIR-DRESSING TOOL Original Filed April 27, 1938ATTORNEY.

Reissuecl Mar. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR-DRESSING TOOLHerman C. Schlicker, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Rollocurl Corporation,New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York 2]. Claims.

The present invention relates to hair-dressing tools and is moreparticularly directed toward such tools embodying a'retractable comb forwinding the strands of a lock of hair in spaced relationship to form aregularly defined spiral curl, in association with a hair pin carried bysuch tool during the formation of the curl and adapted to clamp andsupport the formed curl as the same is removed from the tool.

The invention further contemplates a structure for winding and setting alock of hair to form a regularly defined spiral curl, in the nature of asheath or mandrel provided with a longitudinally extending slot in whichis mounted for transverse displacement and longitudinal movement aretractable comb, the teeth of which define spacing means for thestrands of the lock of hair; the end of the mandrel or sheath being ofsuch conformation as to provide for the reception and maintenance of ahair pin under tension at the end thereof and spaced from the hairwinding zone.

According to the present invention the comb is urged in one longitudinaldirection by a spring and is manually movable in the other longitudinaldirection before it can be shifted transversely to either project theteeth of the comb out of the body member or conceal it Within'the bodymember. The invention also contemplates suitable interengaging elementscarried by the comb and the body member whereby the comb is supported attwo points so as to prevent collapsing the comb, except when it islongitudinally moved to release the cooperative elements.

The invention specifically contemplates an improved dressing toolincorporating in conjunction with the retractable comb laterallydisplaceable in and out of the longitudinal slot in the mandrel orsheath, an end formation for the mandrel or sheath which provides forthe support in spread formation and under tension of a hair pin in aposition longitudinally spaced of the slot of the mandrel or sheath andthe retractable comb mounted therein, so that after a lock of hair hasbeen wound about the comb and sheath to form a spiral curl and the combwithdrawn into the slot, the curl may be slid along the mandrel orsheath and clamped between the shanks of the spread hair pin supportedas aforesaid at the end of the mandrel or sheath.

The accompanying drawing shows, for purposes of illustrating the presentinvention, three embodiments in which the invention may take form, itbeing understood that the drawing is illustrative of the inventionrather than limiting the same. In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a hairdressing tool;

Figure 2 is an elevational view taken from the top of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4a is an enlarged view taken along lines 4--4 of Figure 1 showingthe disposition of the hair pin during the curl winding operation;

Figure 4b is an enlarged view taken along lines 4-4 of Figure 1 showingthe disposition of the hair pin after the winding of the curl prior totransference thereof from the sheath to the hair pin.

Figures 5 and 6 are transverse sectional views taken on the lines 55 and6-6 respectively, of

Figure 1; and

Figures 7 and 8 are fragmentary views illustrating modified forms ofconstruction.

The body of the hair-dressing tool is preferably formed of twosubstantially similar halves indicated at l0 and H. These may be made ofmetal or suitable molded or stamped material. When made of metal ormolded material the parts are held together by rivets, screws or pins,such as indicated at [2.

The body members In and H are shaped to provide a longitudinallyextending slot I3 and have side openings indicated at M and IS. Aretractable comb l6 having spaced teeth Mia and a back 18b extendslongitudinally of the slot l3. Its right-hand end, as indicated in thedrawing, is connected with a pin or finger piece I! which extendsthrough the slots I4 and IS. The extreme right-hand end of the combmembar is connected to a flexible rod l8 which extends through thehandle end of the body member as shown. This rod I8 is provided with acollar, indicated at H], and a spring 20 acts on this collar to urge therod 18 and the comb to the left.

The slots 14 and I5 have notches at the ends indicated at 2! and 22 intowhich the spring 20 is adapted to force the cross-pin I1, and the bodymember is provided with notches 23 and 24 to receive a prong 25 on theleft or outer end of the comb member.

When the retractable comb I6 is in the full line position shown inFigure 3 or in the position shown in Figure 1, the spring 20 pushes thepin I'I into the notch 22 and the prong 25 into the notch 24. This actsto hold the comb against collapsing. To shift the comb to the enclosedposition pressure is applied on the finger piece l1 to shift it to theright, thereby releasing the engaged parts just referred to and slightlypressing the spring so that, when the comb is moved down to thedot-and-dash position of Figure 3, it is moved to the left by thespring, at the same .time any foreign matter in the slot is pushed out.The parts are preferably dimensioned so that the rod [8 is flexedslightly when the comb is in either extreme position. This holds theparts more tightly together and avoids looseness or rattling.

At the end of the mandrel or sheath there is formed a plurality oflongitudinal slots 26 and 21 which extend inwardly from the outer end ofthe mandrel or sheath defined by the body. These slots are open as at 28and 29 to facilitate cleaning, while such slots are defined at theextreme end of the mandrel or sheath by arcuate tapered sections 30a and30b merging at the free end of the mandrel or sheath to provide at theapex 30c an.angular formation serving to facilitate the spreading of thehair pin 50.

The hair pin, which is the Well-known bob pin, is of a formationproviding a straight shank 5| and a sinuous shank 52, the contour of theridges and valleys of the sinuous shank conforming and complementary tothe contour of the arcuate tapered sections 30a and 30!). In use in myhair dressing tool the hair pin is applied to the end of the mandrel orsheath by inserting the straight shank 5| thereof into either the slot26 or 21 and urged inwardly as shown in Figure 4a for a short distance,sufficient to be spread by the angular formation 300 while the sinuousshank 52 of the hair pin H assumes a position with one of its arcuateridges or valleys contiguous with the complementary arcuate formation ofthe section 3011 or 3011. The tension of the hair pin as spread at theend of the mandrel or sheath (see Figure 4a) is sufiicient to maintainthe hair pin in longitudinally spaced relationship with respect to theteeth of the retractable comb defining the zone in which the lock ofhair is curled by winding.

The slots 26 and 21 are of such length, however, that after the lock ofhair is wound to form a curl and the comb I6 is retracted inwardly ofthe slot I3, the hair pin H may be urged inwardly with further spreadingbetween the shanks SI and 52 to the position shown in Figure 41),wherein the sinuous shank of the hair pin extends substantially alongthe length of the formed curl. The curl ber 34.

is separated from the mandrel or sheath by withdrawing the sheathrelative to the hair pin while the sinuous shank 52 in contact with theouter periphery of the curl, maintains the longitudinal formation of thecurl, and the straight inner shank 5| of the hair pin graduallyincreases its longitudinal contact with the inner periphery of the curlas the tension against the shanks of the hair pin is gradually releasedby virtue of the relative movement of the mandrel or sheath and the hairpin.

In the arrangement shown in Figure '7 the comb body 3| is provided witha finger piece 32 which extends through slot 33 in the body mem- Thecomb is urged to the left by coiled spring indicated at 35, and thefinger piece 32 has slots indicated at 36 and 31 to engage with thematerial at the left edge of the slot 33, The left or outer end of thecomb 3| would be provided with a prong similar to the prong 25 tocooperate with recesses in the body member similar to the recesses 23and 24.

In the arrangement shown in Figure 8 the finger piece 40 attached to thecomb body 4| is similar to the finger piece 32, but instead of havingthe free end of the comb supported in the manner above referred to, theparts are held in alignment by providing the body member 42 with twopins 43 and 44 adapted to be received in slots 45 and 46 in the combmember. These two pin-and-slot arrangements are spaced far enough apartto hold the comb against being collapsed unintentionally. The pinscooperate with the slots or notches 41 in the finger piece 40 to holdthe parts together in a very secure manner.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms andconstructions Within the scope of the claims and I wish it to beunderstood that the particular forms shown are but a few of the manyforms. Various modifications and changes being possible, I do nototherwise limit myself in any way with respect thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A collapsible comb having a slotted body member, a comb membertherein, means for guiding the comb member for longitudinal andtransverse movement in the slot, means to prevent transverse movementexcept when preceded by a longitudinal movement out of a normalposition, and a spring biasing the comb member to said normallongitudinal position and holding the comb member in the transverseposition into which it has been shifted.

2. In combination, a comb member having a back and teeth, a comb carrierhaving a longitudinally extending slot to receive the comb member, aspring acting on the comb member to push it longitudinally of the slot,an externally accessible finger piece secured to the comb member andoperable to compress the spring and shift the comb member transverselyof the slot, and cooperative devices carried by the comb member, and thecarrier for holding the comb member in either of the selected transversepositions, the spring acting to hold said devices in cooperativerelationship.

3. A hair-dressing tool comprising a longitudinally slotted body member,a comb mounted in the slot for limited movement longitudinally of theslot and for transverse movement to conceal or expose the teeth of thecomb, a spring normally holding the comb in one of its longitudinalpositions, a finger piece for moving the comb longitudinally againstsaid spring and for moving it transversely, and interengaging elementsfor holding the comb against transverse movement except when it isshifted by the finger piece.

4. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body having a handle end and alongitudinally slotted end, a comb housed in the slotted end andextending into the handle end, means for manually shifting the comblongitudinally of the slot and transversely of the slot, a springcompressed when the comb is manually shifted and acting when the manualpressure is released to shift the comb away from the handle end of thebody, and comb carried elements engageable with body carried elementsfor preventing transverse movement of the comb except when thespring iscompressed.

5. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body having a handle end and alongitudinally slotted end, a comb housed in the slotted end andextending into the handle end, a finger piece secured to said comb andextending out through a slot in the body member, the finger piece beinglongitudinally and transversely movable and shifting the comblongitudinally and transversely, an over the center spring compressedwhen the comb is shifted toward the handle end, and acting to aid thetransverse shifting of the comb and means to prevent transverse movementexcept when the spring is compressed.

6. A hair-dressing tool such as claimed in claim 5, wherein said meanscomprises two notches at the remote end of the body member and a prongin the comb.

7. A hair-dressing tool such as claimed in claim 5, wherein the fingerpiece is exposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal slot of the bodymember.

8. A hair-dressing tool such as claimed in claim 5, wherein the slotthrough which the finger piece extends has two notches into which thespring forces the finger piece.

9. A hair-dressing tool such as claimed in claim 5, wherein the fingerpiece has notches engageable with the body member when the spring is inexpanded position.

10. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body member having acomb-receiving slot extending lengthwise thereof and opening at theopposite sides of the body member and'an insert having a backing andcomb teeth, the insert \being movable laterally of the slot to exposethe teeth, or to be confined therein, so that a coil of hair woundthereon may be slidably removed, the backing extending to the edge ofthe slot when the insert is confined in the slot so that foreign matterin the slot is pushed out of the slot.

11. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body member slotted to receive acomb and having openings longitudinally extending from the end of thebody member down alongside the comb receiving slot and adapted toreceive one shank of a hairpin, the end of the body member beingwedge-shaped between the slots to facilitate spreading the hairpinirrespective of which opening is occupied by the inserted shank.

12. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body having a longitudinallyextending comb-receiving slot, a comb movable laterally of the slot tobe exposed or to be confined within the slot so that a coil of hairwound on the body may be slidably removed, the body having an openingextending inwardly from the end, and a hairpin having one shank slidablyreceivable in the opening, the end of the body adjacent the openingbeing of a thickness to spread the hairpin so that the free shank isopened to admit the coil of hair as it is removed over the end of saidbody.

13. A hair-dressing tool as in claim 12, wherein the inserted shank ofthe hairpin extends past the end of the comb-receiving slot.

14. A hair-dressing tool as in claim 12, wherein the inserted shank fitsthe opening so that the hairpin is non-rotatable and is oriented in adefinite angular relation to the comb.

15. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body member having a longitudinalslot spaced from one end thereof to receive a retractable comb andhaving an opening extending longitudinally from the said end of the bodymember and adapted to receive one shank of a hair pin, the end of thebody member incorporating the opening being of such thickness to spreadthe hair pin.

16. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body member slotted to receive aretractable comb and having an opening extending longitudinally from theend of the body member and adjacent the comb receiving slot, and adaptedto receive one shank of a hair pin, the end of the body memberincorporating the opening being of a thickness and conformation tospreadthe hair pin and maintain the same under tension at a location spacedlongitudinally of the comb receiving slot.

17. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body member, a comb intermediatethe ends of said body member and laterally retractable with respectthereto, and a resilient hair pin mounted at one of the ends of saidbody member, the end of said body member mounting the hair pin being ofsuch conformation as to spread the hair pin as the same is urged towardsthe retractable comb.

18. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body member, a comb intermediatethe ends of said body member and laterally retractable with respectthereto, and a resilient hair pin mounted at one of the ends of saidbody member, and spaced from the retractable comb, the end of said bodymember mounting the hair pin being of such conformation as to spread thehair pin as the same is urged towards the retractable comb.

19. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body having a longitudinallyextending comb receiving slot spaced from an end thereof, a comb movablelaterally of the slot to be exposed or confined within the slot, so thata lock of hair may be spacedly wound on the body and thereafter slidablyremoved, the body having an opening extending inwardly andlongitudinally from the aforesaid end, and a resilient hair pin havingone shank slidably receivable in the opening, the end of the bodyincorporating the opening being of a thickness to spread the hair pin,so that the hair pin is maintained under tension at the end of the bodymember.

A hair-dressing tool comprising a body having a longitudinally extendingcomb receiving slot spaced from an end thereof, a comb movable laterallyof the slot to be exposed or confined within the slot, so that a coil ofhair'may be spacedly wound on the body and thereafter slidably removed,the body having an opening extending inwardly and longitudinally fromthe aforesaid end, and a resilient hair pin having at least. one sinuousshank, and having the other shank slidably receivable in the opening,the end of the body adjacent the opening being of a thickness to spreadthe hair pin and of a contour substantially complementary to the sinuousconformation of the shank spread thereby, whereby the hair pin ismaintained as spread under tension at the end of the body andlongitudinally spaced from that portion of the body of the hair dressingtool about which the coil of hair is wound.

21. A hair-dressing tool comprising a body member slottedlongitudinally, a comb laterally retractable in said slot, such slotbeing spaced from the ends of said body member, an opening extendinglongitudinally from one end of the body member and adapted to receiveone shank of a hair pin, and a resilient hair pin disposed so that oneshank thereof is slidable in said opening, the end of the body memberadjacent the opening being of such thickness to spread the shanks of thehair pin carried in said opening.

HERMAN C. SCHLICKER.

